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OSCE holds workshops in Central Asian Region on civil-military relations

Publishing date: 13 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Arms control, Democratization, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
VIENNA, 13 May- A team of OSCE experts are in Central Asia this week to promote OSCE standards on civil-military relations, including democratic oversight of the armed forces. The experts are meeting government officials and senior military...

OSCE Office to host roundtable in Ukraine on converting former military bases for civilian use

Publishing date: 13 May 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (closed)
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
KYIV, 13 May 2003- Converting former military bases for civilian uses in Ukraine will be the focus of an international roundtable starting in the capital, Kyiv, tomorrow. Some 70 experts will discuss economic, social and environmental aspects of...

OSCE CiO urges all parties to keep momentum in solving Transdniestrian issue

Publishing date: 3 April 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE Mission to Moldova
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Border management, Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
CHISINAU, 3 April 2003- The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Netherlands Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, urged President Vladimir Voronin and Foreign Minister Nicolae Dudau of Moldova and the Transdniestrian leader Igor Smirnov to keep the...

OSCE Mission in Skopje welcomes EU forces

Publishing date: 1 April 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Conflict prevention and resolution, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
SKOPJE, 1 April 2003- The Head of the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, Ambassador Craig Jenness, welcomed the European Union military force (EUFOR) that took over the monitor and support operation from NATO yesterday. He expressed...

OSCE Mission Head welcomes Serbian government's efforts to remove illegally held weapons

Publishing date: 28 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Serbia
What we do: Arms control, Combating trafficking in human beings, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BELGRADE, 27 March 2003- Ambassador Maurizio Massari, the Head of the OSCE Mission to Serbia and Montenegro, today welcomed the decree of the Serbian authorities, aimed at removing illegally held weapons from society. This decree, which came...

OSCE-UN call for action to combat small arms trafficking

Publishing date: 12 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: Partnerships
What we do: Arms control, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
BRDO, SLOVENIA, 12 March 2003- Measures taken to combat small arms trafficking in south-eastern Europe were subjected to the scrutiny of government and NGO experts at a two-day meeting held in Brdo. The meeting wrapped up today with...

Scheme assists former soldiers to gain new civilian jobs

Publishing date: 6 March 2003
Content type: Press release
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Arms control, Reform and co-operation in the security sector
SARAJEVO, 6 March, 2003- Nearly 6,000 former members of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) armed forces will receive assistance from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to make a transition to civilian life and find sustainable employment...